Pinole News

An accidental fire temporarily displaced residents of a retirement home early Friday, fire officials said.

A student riding an A.C. Transit bus to school reported that he saw another young person on the bus with a gun.

Pinole Valley High School has been placed under lockdown this morning after a teen was seen near the school with a gun, police said.

Loretta Hearn Botelho, 82, of Pinole, Calif., died Monday, July 14, 2008, at Walnut Creek, Calif.

The Pinole City Council will tackle a wide range of local and regional issues tonight, including term limits; a transportation plan; wastewater treatment plant upgrades; the size and form of a Community ...

Days before Monday's opening of the candidate filing period, the campaign for San Pablo City Council got off to an early start with a kickoff bash for Cecilia Valdez, attended by a who's who of local Democratic ...

Celebrity Chefs included, from left, Sal Smario, George Arlie, Robert Pinoli, Jonathan Lehan, Sharon DiMauro and Vern Piver.

CITY SEEKS RESIDENT FEEDBACK FOR WEB SITE MAKEOVER: Pinole officials are conducting an online survey of residents in preparation of a makeover of the city Web site.

It's the number one question every Fourth of July: Where will you watch the fireworks this year? Now is the time to find that perfect place to watch the sky light up -- whether you find a spot in the park or on ...

A proposal to have West Contra Costa Unified School District board members elected by district rather than at-large as they are now was rejected by the county Wednesday night.

The Pinole City Council has adopted a municipal campaign finance ordinance that would limit contributions to candidates to $500 cash per person and $1,000 cash per political action committee.

Over the objections of a group of small-business owners, and after much hand-wringing and some scolding, a split Pinole City Council formed an assessment district to pay for the maintenance of lighting and ...

Over the passionate objections of two long-tenured members, the Pinole City Council agreed this week to let voters decide if they want term limits.

Property owners along the Pinole Valley Road commercial corridor have until this evening to cast ballots on a proposed assessment district that would raise about $40,000 a year to maintain traffic signals and ...

Norma Jean Brearly talks about the bite on her foot from the baby rattlesnake while she was pulling out the trash in the driveway on Tuesday June 10, 2008 in Pinole, Calif.

An extensive six-vehicle crash has slowed westbound Interstate 80 this morning, the California Highway Patrol said.

Bay Area residents can expect more polluted air, gray skies and spectacular sunsets this week from a series of wildfires that have made the air unhealthy to breath in some places and spurred a regionwide health ...

The Pinole City Council approved a three-year capital budget plan this week that calls for $36.6 million in appropriations over the period.

A 37-year-old Pinole man died late Thursday night when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed on Richmond Parkway, the California Highway Patrol said.

The demolition of the DeAnza High School gymnasium - the first phase of reconstruction at the 53-year-old Richmond campus - is just weeks away, and Dons of all ages are being encouraged to celebrate the ...